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<br /> In San Mateo County, all law enforcement agencies send the data they collect from ALPRs to the
<br /> Northern California Regional Intelligence Center(NCRIC).36 Congress established the NCRIC
<br /> in 2007, after the Bay Area was designated a high intensity drug trafficking region.37 NCRIC's
<br /> reach extends from Monterey County to Del Norte County,38 covering 15 counties in
<br /> California.39 NCRIC is known as an"intelligence fusion center"which, according to the
<br /> Department of Homeland Security, "...operate[s] as state and major urban area focal points for
<br /> the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between federal, state,
<br /> local, tribal, territorial (SLTT), and private sector partners.1140
<br /> Access to the NCRIC41 data is strictly regulated insofar as only law enforcement personnel who
<br /> meet these criteria may use the database:
<br /> • Have agreed to the NCRIC privacy policy and non-disclosure agreement
<br /> • Can provide a criminal case or incident name/number
<br /> • Have a lawful purpose with a"need to know"42 and a"right to know"43 the information.
<br /> One common use of APLRs is to compare the license plate numbers collected against a"hot
<br /> list."This list contains the license plate information of vehicles associated with active
<br /> investigations, such as Amber Alerts,missing persons, stolen vehicles, or stolen license plates.44
<br /> 36 Samantha Weigel,"Who's watching who?:License plate readers used throughout San Mateo County,"The Daily Journal,
<br /> April 8,2015.http://www.smdailyjoumal.com/articles/lnews/2015-04-08/whos-watching-who-license-plate-readers-used-
<br /> throughout-san-mateo-county/1776425141346.htm1
<br /> 37"How the NCRIC was Established,"NCRIC Northern California Regional Intelligence Center,accessed April 19,
<br /> 2017..https://ncric.org/default.aspx?MenultemlD=122&MenuGroup=NCRIC+Public+Home&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=l
<br /> 38 Ibid.
<br /> 39 Del Norte,Humboldt,Mendocino,Lake,Napa,Sonoma,Marin,San Francisco,Contra Costa,San Mateo,Alameda,Santa
<br /> Cruz,Santa Clara,San Benito,Monterey Counties.See a map here of the area here:
<br /> https://ncric.org/default.aspx?menuitemid=633&menugroup=NCRIC+Public+Home,accessed May 18,2017.
<br /> 40"State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers,"U.S.Department of Homeland Security,accessed March 30,2017.
<br /> https://www.dhs.gov/state-and-major-urban-area-fusion-centers.
<br /> 41 NCRIC Northern California Regional Intelligence Center. "Frequently Asked Questions,"https://ncric.org/htnd/ALPR-FAQ-
<br /> Feb-2015.pdf,accessed May 17,2017.
<br /> 42 According to the NCRIC"Frequently Asked Questions,"Need to know"...is established when the requested information is
<br /> pertinent and necessary to the requesting agency in initiating,furthering,or completing the performance of a law enforcement
<br /> activity.
<br /> https://ncric.org/html/ALPR-FAQ-Feb-2015.pdf,accessed May 18,2017.
<br /> 43 According to the NCRIC"Frequently Asked Questions,Right to know"...is established when the requester is acting in an
<br /> official capacity and has statutory authority to obtain the information being sought."
<br /> https://ncric.org/html/ALPR-FAQ-Feb-2015.pdf,accessed May 18,2017.
<br /> 44,,NCRIC ALPR FAQs,"
<br /> https://ncric.orglhtnd/ALPR-FAQ-Feb-2015.pdf,accessed May 18,2017.
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